Puttyless window.



W. S. GOODLAND & G. BAHN'EMANN.

PUTTYLESS WINDOW. APPLICATION FILED PEB.13, 191s.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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TAIICLIEHR. S. GOODLAND AND GUSTAV BAHNEMANN, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN.

PUTTYLES S WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 13, 1913.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

Serial No. 748,071.

- ence being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of thisspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide means for securing glasslights in a window sash, a skylight or a cold frame sash or the likewithout the necessity for the use of putty.

The invention relates to that type of glasssecuring means which consistsof a strip of I lead or other ductile metal embedded in the frame andadapted to be bent against the edge of the glass and is particularlydesigned for use with metal frames and to afford a flange .fittingbetween the metal frame and the edge of the glass to serve as acushioning packing that will prevent contact between the metal frame andthe glass, though it is capable of use with frames other than metalframes. With the above and otherobjects in view the invention consistsin the means for securing window lights as herein claimed and allequivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like characters ofreference indicate similar parts. in different views:

Figure-1 isa view of a. window with its lights secured in the manner ofthis invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through a metalwindow sash provided with the glass securing means of this invention;Fig. 3 is a similar view of a skylight bar with the glass-securing meansof this invention; Fig. 4 is a similar view of a cold frame sash; Fig. 5is a perspective view of one end of the. lead glasssecuring strip ofthis in-' vention before the securing flange thereof is bent; and, Fig.6 is a similar view thereof after the securing flange is bent.

In these drawings 10 indicates the glass ,window light and 11 is thesash therefor which, if of metal construction, is preferably though notnecessarily formed in sections as shown in Fig. 2 with bolts '12 orother means for holding them together and forming a groove 13 inalinement with the face of the projecting flange 14:. The groove 13forms a seat extending entirely around 1 the window light to receive theheavy rib portion 15 of a sealing'strip of lead or other soft metalwhich is approximately T- shape in cross section as shown in Fig. 5 withthe rib 15 constituting one of the lateral extending parts thereof. Theother lateral extending part of the sealing strip 16 is'thinner than theflange 15 and is in the same plane therewith while the third partforming a flange at right angles to the common plane of flanges 15 and16 is preferably tapering and is also thin. Thissoft metal sealing striphas its flange 15 let into the groove 13 entirely around the opening inthe sash for the window light, the flange 16 lying flat against theprojecting flange 1 1 of the sash so as to form a gasket or soft metalpacking between the inner face of the glass and'th'e metal frame, theflange 17 also serving the same purpose at the edge of the glass, butbeing adapted to be bent after the glass is in place so as to lie flatagainst the outer face of the glass to hold the glass in place. By meansof this soft metal strip the glass is not only securely held in place inthe metal sash, the flange 15 thereof anchoring it against displacement,but it further serves to protect the edge of the glass from contact withthe metal sash and thus prevents the glass being broken by jars orvibrations of the metal parts.

In a skylight as shown in Fig. 3 the metal strip of this inventionserves the same purpose in a like manner, the skylight frame beingprovided with the groove 13 between its clamped members 18 and 19, orotherwise. In any case the groove 13- to receive the flange 15 of thesoft metal strip may be tion is shown in Fig. 4 where the sash frame 20,which is here shown as a cold frame sash, is of single piececonstruction with the groove 13 formed therein to receive the soft metalsealing strip as before.

By means of this invention the glazing of a metal sash may be quicklyand easily accomplished without the necessity for the use ofv putty orother plastic sealing material and the soft metal sealing strip itselfconstitutes the only material in contact with the glass except in caseswhere it is desired to pp y a coat ng f cem nt 21 along the contactfaces of the metal strip as shown. The use of such cement is optional asthe soft metal strip is entirely effective for seal ing the glasswithout it.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a window sash and its glass light, said sashhaving a groove in theplane of the glass bearing face around the glassopening, of a soft metal sealing strip T-shaped in cross section withone of its lateral flanges fitting within the groove and its otherlateral flange seated against the glass bearing face of the sash to forma gasket between saidface of the sash and the glass and the third flangebeing adapted to be bent over the edge of the glass for holdin'g'itiiiplace.

2. The combination with a metal window sash and its glass light, saidsash being provided with a projecting flange around its glass openingforming a bearing face for the glass and also provided with a groovearound the glass opening in the same plane with the bearing face, of asoft metal strip T-shaped; in cross section with one of its laterallyextending flanges thicker than the others and fitting within said grooveand its other lateral flange bearing against the bearing face of theprojecting flange of'the sash to form a gasket between the glass and thebearing face of the sash, said glass'fitting within the glass openingIof the sash with one face against the gas et formin flange of the softmetal strip and with its edge against the third flange of the soft metalstrip and said third flange of the soft metal strip being bentaround theedge of the glass to hold it in place.

3. The combination with a window sash and its glass light, said sashbeing rabbeted to provide a glass seat having a bearing face in a planeparallel with the plane of the glass light and having a groove with onewall thereof in the same plane as the glass bearing face of the sash toextend such glass bearing face to the depth of the groove, of a softmetal strip 'T-shape in cross section forming three diverging flanges,two of which extend in opposite directions and lie in the same plane,and bear against the extended glass bearing face of the sash, and one ofthem being of greater thickness than the other to'fit within the grooveof the sash, the third flange extending from the others in a planeapproximately at right angles to the common plane of the others andfitting against the glass seat and adapted to be bent over the edge ofthe glass light .after the glass light is in'place with its edge bear ngagainst the last mentioned flange and its face bearing against thethinner flange of the first mentioned flanges so that said bent flangebears against the opposite face of the glass light and lies in a planeapproximately parallel with the common plane of the other two flanges.

In testimony whereof, we alfix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses. WALTER S. GOODLAND GUSTAV BAHNEMANN. Witnesses:

' R. S. C. CALDWELL,

KATHERINE HOLT.

